Studies

Studies

ECAS’ latest report entitled “Freedom of Movement in the EU: A Look Behind The Curtain” looks at the difficulties EU citizens and their family members face with regard to entry and residence rights in another EU country. Freedom of movement…

Following the UK's Brexit referendum on 23 June 2016 and the vote to leave the EU, the rights and status of UK nationals living in the EU27 and EU nationals has been the subject of much debate. Yet, whilst the right…

EU online public consultations are used as a tool to foster transparency at EU level and offer an opportunity to both civil society and European citizens to participate in the EU decision-making process. They are generally run by the European…

The UK's decision to leave the EU on 23 June 2016 and the triggering of Article 50 TEU to start the process on 29 March 2017 were decisive moments in British and European history, with great consequences for the relationship…

As part of the DEEP-linking Youth project, ECAS has developed a set of recommendations for decision-makers on how to improve learning mobility programmes for young people in Europe. The recommendations, based on the challenges to learning mobility that were identified through…

As part of the DEEP-linking Youth project, ECAS has developed a set of guidelines for decision-makers on how to use e-participation as an instrument to engage young people and stimulate their active participation in democratic life. The guidelines are based…

Since the Brexit vote in June 2016, a number of studies have looked into the financial and economic impact of Brexit, but there is yet to be a study undertaking a thorough analysis of the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from…

As part of its Digital Democracy Agenda, ECAS has been working over the past year on an analysis of crowdsourcing as a means of enhancing democratic engagement in the EU. Currently, the few existing tools for citizens’ participation in the EU…

Quarterly reports produced by our Your Europe Advice management team, together with citizens’ complaints submitted to our legal experts, have been used as evidence to contribute to a new study released by the European Parliament on recurring obstacles that EU citizens and…

The European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizen’s Rights and Constitutional Affairs has recently released the study “Internal border controls in the Schengen area: is Schengen crisis-proof?", which analyses the Schengen area in the wake of the European refugee crisis and other…